Where does “tuulenviima” come from?

tuulenviima (Finnish) comes from Finnish viima, from Proto-Finnic veedäk, from Proto-Uralic wixe- — to bring, to take somewhere.

Ancestry of “tuulenviima”, step by step

tuulenviima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviimastrong, cold wind
2Proto-Finnicveedäkto take, take away
3Proto-Uralicwixe-to bring, to take somewhere

via Finnish Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala
Every word from Proto-Uralic wixe-Every word from Proto-Finnic veedäkEvery word from Finnish viima